Weather Turning means one thing... SOUP!

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randomshenans

randomshenans

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I actually really like this time of year, because it is starting to get a bit colder, you can wrap up warm and get yourself making batches of one pots and soups!

I soaked myself today riding to work. Properly drenched. So I have decided tonight we're doing some soups for the freezer and my belly.

Couldn't find a soup thread, with my useless looking, so who else likes a bit of soup and what are your recipes?

I think I'm going to go for a bit of spicy carrot and sweet potato soup, if I can find sweet pots around here.

Yourselves?
 
I love soup and eat/drink it all year round. My current favourites are lentil soup; spicy butternut squash soup; celery soup and beetroot soup.
 
The GF and I had this thought at the weekend, so knocked up a serious batch of butternut squash soup. Recipe feeds 4 to 6, and we doubled it :D

The Heinz Cream of Tomato adverts have got me hankering after some of that too, so going to grab a few tins.
 
Was going to start this exact thread myself! Made potato and leek soup but I've never been able to get the consistently right, its always much runnier and less "hearty" than I'd like.

I usually make my mums chicken and vegetable broth, very tasty indeed. I'll post up the recipe later when im not on my phone. Also make lentil soup, cream of mushroom, pea and ham and spicy sweet potato soup, though I just use internet recipes for those.
 
Girlfriends mum started making soup regularly a few weeks ago due to the weather changing, my goodness it's good! Although as I don't drink hot drinks managing to not scald myself is proving tricky.
 
Nice. I'll make some tonight and put up what I decide to do. I'm dreading the ride home at the moment as it's belting down. I'll need that warming.

Now, meat in soups, what do you normally have?

I find anything but chicken hard to put in soups, unless it's pre slow cooked first, you know?
 
I made a batch of leek, potato and bacon soup which was lovely, although I got 2nd degree burns from my new blender exploding over my face and upper body :/

Soup was damn tasty though

Going to make chicken soup next week and going down to the farmers market at the weekend to stock up on the end of season tomatoes to make soup.
 
I generally only make soup if I have chicken carcass or bones remaining.

I did buy a 'mixed box' of Baxters from Costco last weekend though. 6x Leek & Potato, 3x Cream of Tomato, 3x Scotch Broth. Should keep me going. :)
 
Made a batch of Ministrone last night using some beef/chipotle stock we had left. Delicious!
 
Spicy pepper soup is the way forward. Bulk up with onions and carrots.

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Mama kr00t's Pea Soup

Hi there,
Figured you would really, really need this recipe now!!

You need:
I Pkt Split Peas
I large onion (grated)
2 large carrots (grated)
1 large potatoe (grated)
1 handful of Celery leaves (chopped)
I tsp dried Parsley
2 chicken stock cubes
1/3 Pkt 3 in 1 soup mix (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Rinse peas in cold water
Put in large saucepan
add cold water till pot is 2/3 full
add all other ingredients
bring to the boil and then turn down the heat
simmer for 1 hour, or until peas are soft.

I usually add a small smoked hock for flavour, you can
also use one or two pieces of beef shin, or you can
go veggie and leave the meat out all together.

Enjoy.
Luvvies
Mom
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My brother did a nice pea soup last hols - just got recipe off him:

20g flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 litre veg stock
500g peas (fresh or frozen)
a few sprigs thyme (leaves only)
1 table spoon olive oil
1 medium onion finely chopped

cook onion in oil and thyme until soft, add the rest of the ingredients and simmer 5-10 minutes until peas are very soft.

Cool slightly then puree with a blender (hand held works fine). Eat straight away, or re-heat later, or eat cold. Freezes well.
 
Choritzo and Tomato Soup is so goooood, could put some rice or something in it also.

Think I've got tons of veg soup in the freezer, gonna be a good winter.
 
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